n. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

n. a cruel and brutal fellow

n. an aggressive and violent young criminal

v. act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

v. behave in a certain way; "make merry"

v. gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

v. form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"

v. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

v. be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

v. to compile a multi-module program

v. give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

v. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"

v. make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

v. create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

v. institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

v. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

v. act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

v. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"

v. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

adj. resistant to cutting or chewing

adj. not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

adj. substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"

adj. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"

adj. physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"

adj. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

adj. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

adj. violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"

n. a young offender

n. a person without moral scruples

n. a cruel and brutal fellow

n. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

n. a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

n. a professional murderer

n. someone who assists in a plot

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

v. make up something artificial or untrue

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

v. create again

v. form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"

v. succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

v. make a blueprint of

v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

v. hold back

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

v. cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"

v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack"

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

adj. incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

adj. formed by the coalescence of particles

adj. of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"

adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"

adj. ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"

adj. continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"

adj. serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans"

adj. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

adj. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

adj. violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"

adj. not suitable for food

adj. dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

adj. deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"

adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"

adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"

adj. (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"

adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

adj. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"

adj. not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"

adj. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"

adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

adj. not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"

adj. not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"

adj. "the pay is unsatisfactory and the conditions are unacceptable"

adj. not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"

adj. having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

adj. requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

adj. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"

adj. having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

adj. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

adj. causing vexation or worry: "trying times"; "serious problems"

adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"

adj. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task"

adj. hard to manage; inclined to make trouble: "a difficult child"

adj. requiring great effort; "a hard-fought primary"

adj. very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"

adj. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

adj. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"

adj. not safe to eat

adj. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"

adj. marked by extreme violence: "a ferocious beating"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound: "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight"; "in a tearing rage"

adj. marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"

adj. characteristic of someone who employs terrorism (especially as a political weapon); "terrorist activity"; "terrorist state"

adj. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

v. deprive of certain characteristics

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

v. pay out; "spend money"

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

adj. easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"

adj. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"

adj. compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"

adj. (tender)

adj. physically untoughened; "tender feet"

adj. easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

adj. posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"

adj. compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"

adj. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"